Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936-February 13, 2010) was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. Clifton was a finalist twice for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
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Williana Burroughs (January 2, 1882- December 24, 1945) was a teacher, activist, and politician who organized poor, Black, and immigrant communities in New York. She ran for public office on the Communist Party (CP) ticket, and spent almost 12 years of her life working in the Soviet Union.
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